Ľubovňa Castle

Ľubovňa Castle was built at the turn of the 13th – 14th century. The first written mention dates back to 1311. In 1412, King Sigismund of Hungary and King Władysław Jagiellon of Poland met at the castle and signed an agreement of friendship and peace. At the end of the same year, Ľubovňa Castle became part of the Spiš advance for the next 360 years. During the Swedish-Polish War of 1655-1661, the Polish crown jewels were hidden in the castle.

In 1768, the famous adventurer and later king of Madagascar Móric Beňovský was imprisoned in the castle. In 1825 the castle was bought by the Hungarian nobleman Juraj Félix Raisz. The last private owner of Ľubovňa Castle was Ján Kanty Zamoyski, who married the Spanish infanta Isabella de Bourbon. They lived in the castle until 1944.
During the communist period, the castle fell into disrepair. Slovaks have been carefully restoring it for 30 years.

[Diana]

A stunning capture and framing of this beautiful old castle. Such an interesting narrative too, so glad they are still restoring it.

[Babs]

What a great shot and interesting narrative

[Korcsog Károly]

I like both the photo and the narrative.

[Maggiemae]

A castle unknown to most! The materials used in these ancient castles last for so long!

[Nigel Rogers]

Great framing and interesting history, bet those walls could tell some stories.

[Dianne]

So well framed - a lovely image.

[Mags]

Such a great piece of history before us. Superb capture.

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully framed.

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautifully captured and framed.

[Rob Z]

Fabulous image and narrative!

[Milanie]

Nice composition

[Heather]

Love your framing of the castle and the grey clouds! So much history, too! Fav

[Christine Sztukowski]

Nice framing

[Kathy]

I like the historical look of the castle. Just like in the movies.